While Xu Chunniang was refining spiritual weapons and preparing for the outer sect competition, other cultivators who were interested in participating in the competition were also busy.
The outer sect competition is the most important thing for almost all outer sect disciples.
If you rank among the top ten in the competition, you will receive the Foundation Establishment Pill.
With the foundation-building pill, you have the possibility of building a foundation.
Amid the hard training of many outer sect monks day and night, the new outer sect competition finally kicked off.
There was a long queue in the training ground, all of them were monks who had signed up to participate in this competition.
Most of them are cultivators at the ninth level of Qi training, with occasionally a few at the eighth level or those who have reached the perfect level of Qi training.
Everyone was either excited, or confident of victory, or nervous.
"This is already my sixth outer sect competition. If I fail this time, I may not be able to wait until the next time."
An old monk with white hair and vigorous spirit spoke softly, with determination in his eyes.
He even made it into the top 50 twice, but still lost in the end.
A cultivator who had signed up with him laughed at him, "Old Song, I heard that you had a chance to enter the inner sect back then. Is that true? If you had really gotten in, you would probably have already established your foundation by now. Hahaha, do you regret it now?"
Someone frowned and said, "Brother Song Wen'an lost five times, but he kept fighting. Isn't this spirit worth learning from? People who practice Taoism should face the tragic defeat and not be afraid of difficulties. I think Brother Song is very admirable!"
"That's right. A few years ago, Senior Sister Xiao Shuang and Senior Brother Gu Feng both relied on their own strength to get into the top ten of the outer sect and won the foundation-building pill. Later, they successfully built their foundation and became inner sect disciples. I think you are far inferior to Senior Brother Song!"
The person who spoke earlier looked a little embarrassed, "I admit that Senior Sister Xiao and Senior Brother Gu are great, but there is no comparison with the proud children like them."
"Senior Sister Xiao Shuang has three spiritual roots, and Senior Brother Gu has five spiritual roots. If this kind of spiritual root aptitude is also considered a genius, then wouldn't that mean that you and I are geniuses too?"
"This... Even so, there are only a few examples like Senior Sister Xiao and Senior Brother Gu. I think it's better to join the inner sect as a retainer."
"If you want to go, no one can stop you. If others don't want to go, that's their business. Unfortunately, the inner sect brothers don't think highly of you at all."
The man was speechless and blushing. After signing up, he left in a hurry. Only then did the argument between the few people come to an end.
Xu Chunniang withdrew her gaze and showed respect to the senior brother Song with white hair.
Even after five narrow defeats, he still had the determination to fight again and again. This kind of mentality is truly rare.
I hope that this time, Senior Brother Song can go further in the outer sect competition.
Xu Chunniang listened to other people's conversation while waiting in line, and finally reached the front of the line after a quarter of an hour.
Sitting at the top was a foundation-building cultivator. She looked quite young, but many foundation-building cultivators would use anti-aging elixirs, so I wondered if her real age was that young.
She glanced at Xu Chunniang and said calmly, "Name, cultivation level."
"Xu Chunniang, Qi training level nine, registering for the outer sect competition."
"Ring B9, No. 76."
As she spoke, the female cultivator who was in the foundation-building stage handed her a bamboo plaque.
Xu Chunniang took the bamboo sign and took a look at it. The front of the sign had "Yijiu" written on it, and the back had "Qiliu" written on it, which meant that she was assigned to the ninth arena in the B zone and was the 76th registrant for the Yijiu arena.
She already knew the rules of the outer sect competition.
During the preliminaries, the disciples will be divided into four battle zones: A, B, C, and D, and the top 100 disciples will be selected from each battle zone.
There are ten arenas in each battle zone. If they are divided equally, ten best players will be selected from almost every arena.
In other words, you have to win three or four games in a row in the preliminaries to be in the top 100 and be eligible to participate in the next competition.
Xu Chunniang put away the bamboo sign and did not return to the far cave. Instead, she went to the lecture hall, found a room, and waited quietly for the competition to begin.
Three days later, the outer sect competition officially kicked off, and the four major battle zones A, B, C, and D began fighting in full swing at the same time.
During the competition, countless outer disciples paused what they were doing and came to watch the competition.
The training ground was crowded and bustling.
The disciples discussed the candidates who were expected to compete for the top ten, their eyes burning with anticipation, hoping that one day they would be able to stand out in the competition like these brothers and sisters.
"Senior Sister Lan Wei's competition has begun. I heard that she has been assigned to the A6 arena. Go and see her in all her glory."
"Senior Sister Lan had a chance to be in the top ten in the last outer sect competition, but unfortunately her luck was too bad. She encountered strong enemies one after another and was seriously injured. In the final competition, she lost by one point."
"Senior Brother Xia Changge signed up late and was assigned to the Ding 4 Arena. I heard that his first match is scheduled for tomorrow. I'm afraid we won't be able to see him today. Let's just go to the C3 Arena to see Senior Brother Gan Yiqiu."
"Very good, very good. We have to hurry and grab a seat, otherwise if we go too late we won't be able to squeeze in."
There were no well-known masters at the Yijiu Arena where Xu Chunniang was, so the number of disciples watching the fight here was less than that at some popular arenas.
The competitions were arranged according to numbers, and with her number, she would have to wait for more than thirty matches before it was her turn.
Therefore, she deliberately came late. When she arrived, No. 61 and No. 62 were participating in the fight on the B9 arena, and it was soon her turn.
Xu Chunniang pinned the small bamboo tag on her clothes slowly and the disciples who were watching the competition nearby only then noticed that there was a contestant sitting nearby.
"Number 67, you'll be leaving soon. I remember this senior sister seemed to have just been here for a short time."
"Maybe she is confident. You can see she looks very calm. She is not nervous at all. Some brothers and sisters are so nervous before a battle that they sweat on their foreheads and their hands even tremble so much that they can't even hold the sword steadily."
"What confidence? She looks very unfamiliar to me. She seems to be trying her luck. Anyway, for them, losing is normal and winning is a pleasant surprise."
While several disciples around were discussing, the two people on the ring had already decided the winner.
"No. 67 Xu Chunniang versus No. 68 Wu Shen."
As the uncle who established the foundation finished speaking, Xu Chunniang stood up and walked towards the arena.
At the same time, a burly, black-faced monk walked towards the arena from the other side.
There was an uproar below the arena. "It turned out to be Senior Brother Wu Shen. I once followed his team deep into the Hundred Demons Mountain Range. Senior Brother Wu not only has a high level of cultivation, but also has natural supernatural powers. His opponent is going to be in trouble."
"With Senior Brother Wu Shen's strength, he can at least be in the top 100, if not the top 10. It looks like this battle will be over soon."
Listening to the words from the audience, Wu Shen's eyes flashed with a smile, and he said to the female cultivator opposite him, "My junior sister, the sword has no eyes, I will not show mercy when I start fighting, you better be careful."
Wu Shen's reminder seemed to be well-intentioned, but in fact he was putting pressure on the other party, making them afraid before the fight even begins.
But his plan failed with Xu Chunniang. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your reminder, Senior Brother. Please be more careful too."
Wu Shen choked, it seemed that this junior sister didn't take him seriously.
Whatever, I will let her see how powerful I am in a moment. Let her know that the ninth level of Qi training is nothing, it is just the threshold for the competition.
Following the order from his uncle who was in charge of foundation building, Wu Shen moved instantly.